The byzantine manuscript tradition
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Based upon earlier observations made by alexander turyn in the byzantine manuscript tradition of the tragedies of euripides, the text contains rigorous analysis of the euripidean manuscripts together with images from themthis is a highly informative book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in euripides and manuscript historyoxfam books & music crouch end originally published in , this book is concerned with the process through which the plays of euripides were transmitted across seventeen centuries and finally copied into late byzantine manuscriptssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Oxfam bookshop henley-on-thames word-order in the winchester manuscript and in william caxton's edition of thomas malory's morte darthur () - a comparison xii, 122 ppsee oxfam website for delivery information read morepaper boards with cloth spinecorners and edges rubbed and bumped, cover faded and marked, front hinge cracked but secure, endpapers browned but pages clean and brightincluding index
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Facsimile of the extant manuscript edited by peter davison with preface by daniel siegelsee oxfam website for delivery information read morecover is faded and worn with tears to back  hardback with dust coververy large and heavy bookoxfam books & music fareham  nineteen eighty-four by george orwellpege edges are marked and tannedsecker and warburgin very good condition
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manuscript written on “vellum” parchmentthe following manuscript was drafted during the reign of queen victoriathe manuscript is made official by the presence of the metal and blue paper stamp of the royal housethe document was drafted in london onwithin the following official act, the life pension of pounds for henry arthur hoare and henry hoare is establishedcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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This is the original manuscript of one of these boontjesmanuscript of one of the original boontjes - louis paul boon had a daily column in the vooruit newspaperextremely rare read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeevery day he wrote a boontje for this newspaper
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Their aim: to collect the wisdom of the sages and mystics of the byzantine east before their fragile world shattered under the eruption of islamin ad 587, two monks, john moschos and sophronius the sophist, embarked on an extraordinary journey across the byzantine world, from the shores of the bosphorus to the sand dunes of egyptsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham a rich blend of history and spirituality, adventure and politics, laced with the thread of black comedy familiar to readers of william dalrymple's previous worktaking in a civil war in turkey, the ruins of beirut, the tensions of the west bank and a fundamentalist uprising in egypt, william dalrymple's account is a stirring elegy to the dying civilisation of eastern christianityalmost years later, using the writings of john moschos as his guide, william dalrymple set off to retrace their footsteps
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The elf on the shelf: a birthday tradition book, tells the little-known story of how santa's finest helpers celebrate birthdays in the north pole and how that celebration can be recreated in your homebrand new and unused, elf on the shelf 'a birthday tradition'includes children's book and elf cupcake suit and hat, please note elf not includedfrom a smoke and pet free homecollection only from southport read more
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The original manuscript has disappeared, but fortunately no fewer than 25 partial or complete logs or journals by other members of the expedition have survivedall pages are very clean and crisp all solid bindingsthey attracted his interest, and the attention he devoted to the islands, their inhabitants and their political future when he twice later wintered there will surprise manyit was an achievement that places him with his mentor, cook, in the first rank of marine surveyorsas a midshipman vancouver had been with cook when he discovered the sandwich (hawaiian) islands insee oxfam website for delivery information read moreall dust covers present (unclipped) some rubbing wear to dust coverthe final volume contains the remainder of book 5 of a voyage of discoveryoxfam bookshop skipton four of the greatest maritime exploring expeditions were crammed into two decades late in the 18th century - cook's third voyage, the french expedition commanded by la perouse, the malaspina expedition sent out by spain, and george vancouver's voyage of discoverythe volumes are nos in the hakluyt society second series, originally published in volume set hardbacksvolume ii continue with book 2 and part of book 3 of the new edition, and contains the voyage to hawaii and the north american coastvery small tear to spine on volume iithis is the first annotated edition of vancouver's journal as he revised it for publication inappendices include documents relating to the voyage and a list of the ships' companyvolume i contains book 1 of this new and annotated edition of a voyage of discoverythe third volume in the set includes the remainder of book 3, all book 4, part of book 5, covering the pacific coast of north america and return to hawaiiit covers the coast of north americathese supplement vancouver's narrative at many pointsall four visited the northwest coast of north america, but weather and circumstances prevented cook from making more than what beaglehole calls ' a magnificent, an epoch-making reconnaissance'; la perouse only touched the coast in a significant way at yakutat bay and lituya bay, and malasina's memorable visits were to yakutat bay and nootka soundvancouver, by contrast, surveyed the enormous extent of coast from lower california to cook inlet, and his meticulous survey literally set out on the map of the world the intricacies of puget sound and the western coast of mainland canadathe voyage to australia and tahitiit has been possible to identify virtually all the host of islands, channels and inlets that vancouver encountered, and the provenance of most of the approximately 400 place names he bestowed, nine out of ten of which are still in use, is indicatedthe main pagination of all four volumes is continuous
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The book offers descriptions of the postmodern from both the marxist critical tradition and from the perspective of postmarxismthe work of influential theorists of the postmodern - such as theodor adorno, jean-francois lyotard, fredric jameson and jean baudrillard - is explained and comparedissues relating to the postmodern representation of history and the development of a postmodern politics are also addressed in relation to works of contemporary fictionkey features*substantial readings of fiction by major contemporary authors (ethomas pynchon, salman rushdie, don delillo)*introduces influential theories of the postmodern (fredric jameson, jean-francois lyotard, jean baudrillard)*analysis of the relationships of modernism and the avant-garde to postmodernism*focuses on the critical potential of postmodernism and postmodern fiction see oxfam website for delivery information read morekey features in both these definitions are explained in relation to modernist and postmodern works of fictionoxfam bookshop hexham the fiction of postmodernity is a significant and accessible new study of the relation of postmodern fiction to theories of the postmoderncontemporary works of fiction by novelists such as don delillo, toni morrison, salman rushdie, thomas pynchon and martin amis are viewed in relation to critiques of the 'culture industry', analyses of the 'postmodern condition' and theories of simulacra
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No inscriptionsin applying the findings of experimental science to a nuanced understanding of art and in tackling complex ideas and theoretical issues, gombrich is rigoroussee oxfam website for delivery information read moregombrich examines, questions and re-evaluates old and new ideas on such matters as the imitation of nature, the function of tradition, the problem of abstraction, the validity of perspective and the interpretation of expression: all of which reveal that pictorial representation is far from being a straightforward matterblue boards with silver decorationit seeks to answer a simple question: why is there such a thing as style? the question may be simple but there is no easy answer, and professor gombrich's brilliant and wide-ranging exploration of the history and psychology of pictorial representation leads him into countless crucial areasoxfam bookshop skipton "described by kenneth clark as 'one of the most brilliant books of art criticism that i have ever read', art and illusion is a classic study of image-makingdecorated endpapersfirst published more than 40 years ago, art and illusion has lost none of its vitality and importance
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Luminous emptiness features in-depth explanations of: the tibetan buddhist notions of death and rebirth the meaning of the five energies and the five elements in tibetan buddhism the mental and physical experience of dying, according to the tibetan buddhist tradition see oxfam website for delivery information read moreusing vivid and dramatic imagery, the tibetan book of the dead presents the notion that most of us are living in a dream that will continue from lifetime to lifetime until we truly awaken by becoming enlightenedaccording to the buddhist view, nothing is permanent or fixedover the years, it has been studied and cherished by buddhists and non-buddhists alikehere, fremantle, who worked closely with chögyam trungpa on the translation of the tibetan book of the dead (shambhala), brings the expertise of a lifetime of study to rendering this intriguing classic more accessible and meaningful to the livingfremantle relates the symbolic world of the tibetan book of the dead to the experiences of everyday life, presenting the text not as a scripture for the dying, but as a guide for the livingthe entire world of our experience is constantly appearing and disappearing at every momentoxfam books & music beeston shambhala, , paperback good condition, some stains to front cover the tibetan book of the dead, a best-seller for three decades, is one of the most widely read texts of tibetan buddhismluminous emptiness is a detailed guide to this classic work, elucidating its mysterious concepts, terms, and imagery
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Whilst he wrote much in the genre of novelty piano, overlapping with jazz he also wrote more contemplative pieces belonging to the english pastoral tradition: he was never just the the composer of marigoldoriginal dust jacket and cdsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam music shop reading billy mayerl as pianist - composer-celebrity-educator, was one of the most brilliant figures in british music from the 's to the '50sbook as good as newborn in london, he became known in childhood as the wonder boy pianist playing for silent films and was captivated by american popular musicwith the savoy havana band, he made an immediate impact in the earliest days of broadcasting and was known as the pianist with the lightning fingers
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Stories by major figures in the english language tradition such as vit is also pan-caribbean, including stories from the four main languages of the region: english, spanish, french, and dutchthis collection of caribbean short stories features both authors born in the 19th century and much younger writers of more recent generationssee oxfam website for delivery information read morea clean unmarked copya celebration of regional creativity, the collection contains sufficient surprises to keep even the most avid student of west indian writing turning the pages, while reminding readers that the caribbean is a multilingual, multicultural spaceoxfam bookshop st albans the caribbean is the source of one of the richest, most accessible, and yet technically adventurous traditions of contemporary world literaturetheir work, in all its diversity of style, theme, and linguistic energy, provides a context for the work of an exciting new generation of caribbean writers like edwidge danticat, robert antoni, astrid roemer, and jamaica kincaidnaipaul, sam sevlon, and jean rhys are set alongside their spanish- and french-speaking contemporaries like alejo carpentier, jan bosh, and gabriel garcia marquez
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See oxfam website for delivery information read morethis book examines the decline of politically radical biblical interpretation in parliamentary politics and the victory of (a modified form of) margaret thatcher's re-reading of the liberal bible tradition, following the normalisation of (a modified form of) thatcherism more generallypublished , as number 2 in the series 'scriptural traces'oxfam shop fulwood road harnessing chaos is an explanation of changes in dominant politicized assumptions about what the bible 'really means' in english culture since the scrossley looks at how the social upheavals of the s, and the economic shift from the post-war dominance of keynesianism to the post-s dominance of neoliberalism, brought about certain emphases and nuances in the ways in which the bible is popularly understood, particularly in relation to dominant political ideas
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In doing so, the book departs from the disciplinary purpose of international law, constitutional law and the just war tradition and instead examines discipline-specific defences of targeted killings to identify their requisite normative principles in order to compare these norms across disciplines
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Oxfam bookshop aberystwyth reinhold niebuhr was vociferously opposed to nazism and to isolationism as an american response to that threat, he rejected pacifism and the legalism of the just war traditionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis work assesses niebuhr's ethical approach to warim their place, he developed a pragmatic and realist approach to the ethics of force which eschews absolute rules and instead evaluates consequentially the use of force in defence of the liberal-democratic state
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9 turn my head run to the water run away operation spirit (the tyranny of tradition) the beauty of gray they stood up for love the dolphin's cry 4:19
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This book will introduce readers to the blissful yogic tradition of kirtan and yogaoxfam bookshop hertford conversations on the sacred art of chanting  see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Set of 14Â discs in original 2 slipcases, with 6 lectures per disc of 30 minutes each see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop skipton the great courses no
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge teaches readers how discovering who they are as pray-ers can nurture their prayer life, this first book to look at the enneagram within the christian contemplative tradition is a wise,concise source see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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The thaumaturgic icon from edessa was taken to constantinople on 15 august 944, where it was preserved until , when the byzantine capital was sacked by crusadersthe protective function of the representations of the savior’s acheiropoieta icon explains why they were frequently placed on imperial military banners, and why it was reproduced in professional labara in the western traditionaccording to tradition, the effigy of the “acheiropoieta” christ’s face is linked to king abgar of edessa, who received it directly from jesus, to whom he had sent messengers to ask him for healing or to have a portrait of himon this occasion, the depictions of the “acheiropoieta face of christ” are solemnly displayed in all orthodox churchesplease contact eikon for further informationthrough them, the icon arrived in rome, where it was venerated in the vatican with the title of veronicathe christian east knows two celebrations about this icon: 16 august, celebration of the “icon of the savior not painted by the human hand”; the first sunday of lent, which celebrates the “triumph of orthodoxy”, that is, the victory of iconodules (those who venerate images) over iconoclasts (those who destroy images)the venerated “icon not painted by the human hand” becomes the prototype of all representations of christ’s face, making it recognisable in each iconchrist wetted his face and dried it with a linen cloth, the mandylion, on which his features were miraculously impressedthe fact that all the icons refer to the linen veil with christ’s face, called the veronica (the true icon), is part of the “traditio”, the transmission of the image of that face which, perhaps, left its mark on the shroud, now venerated in turincatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableabgar thus had the first acheiropoieta, an image not painted by the human handplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteso the decalogue prohibition “you shall not make for yourself an image in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below” is surpassed by the icon itself, because it is not an image made by man, but the representation of the face that god gave himself to be a real man among usare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeicon in good overall condition, with small invisible restorations
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Original manuscript - 13th century - vellum - cmthis 13th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin bible that was written in francethis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and pen decorations in the marginscondition: although more than 700 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and has a few spots, the text is slightly faded in some placeselements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis is an index pagethis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionthis is an original unique piece from the 13th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeall text on this leaf is handwritten
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Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cmthis 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin breviary that was written in francethis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the marginscondition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tanned and in the text are some tiny holes, the ink has affected the vellumdespite the small holes, this is a masterpiece in any serious collectionthis is an original unique piece from the 14th centuryelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthe text is written in two different colours and scriptscatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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Original manuscript - 14th century - vellum - cmthis 14th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin breviary that was written in francethis is a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with some beautifully decorated initials, with penwork in the marginscondition: although more than 600 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly browned and in the text are some tiny holes and one somewhat larger hole, the ink has affected the vellumdespite the small holes, this is a masterpiece in any serious collectionthis is an original unique piece from the 14th centuryelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthe text is written in two different colours and typescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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manuscript 2: 66 x 53 cm the manuscript comes with an original lacquered red seal of the periodmanuscript 1: 70 x 56 cm it includes a sketchdouble parchment manuscript from the 19th-century, dated , on a contract between williams and henry wallington5 red wax sealssize: 56 cm wide and 33 cm hightsigned on 22 decemberin good conditioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethe 2 manuscripts were originally sewn togetherplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebeautiful antique handwritten
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The hacking puzzles, once completed, result in access being granted to various databases around the world, which are then cross referenced with the information contained in the manuscriptback in control of stobbart, who is - sigh - once again charged with saving the world, you're armed with a richly illustrated manuscript that holds as many secrets as it does cluesrevolution hasn't just spent the last three years crafting a new story for this latest instalmentsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebeyond the usual note-taking and lists of contacts, the pda can be used as a hacking tool" in very good conditioninstead, the predecessor's graphics engine has been replaced with a completely new, more detailed 3d systemas you progress, information gleaned from the characters you meet or uncovered from the many locations across the world helps you decode the manuscript's secrets and move toward revealing the identity of 'the one true patriarch' in a gripping and intriguing story that is deftly interwoven with factual contextrendering more believable facial expressions, the system projects each character's emotions as you interact with them, as they are once again brought to life with excellent voice actingoxfam bookshop newport "ten years on from revolution's first broken sword title, after battling dragons, mayan gods and joining the knights templar, unwitting hero george stobbart is trying to get back to his regular life and his 9-5 desk job when he finds a beautiful and enigmatic woman waiting for himto assist in your decoding of the manuscript, you carry a pdacomplete with manualnow, broken sword: the angel of death's characters are more colourful and varied thanks to the proprietary virtual actor systemwithout warning, she vanishes, leading george into a frantic search for an artefact of great and terrible power
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This 15th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin prayer book written in normandycondition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tannedthis is such a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautifully decorated initials and fine penwork in the margins, gilt-heightenedimagine the medieval abbeys with their libraries where monks created beautiful manuscripts, illuminated with gilt-heightened and hand-painted initials on red or blue backgroundselements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessone side shows flowers and leaves with shiny gold! this is an original unique piece from the 15th centurythis is a masterpiece in any serious collectioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletime was not an issue, contemplation and quality all the more soplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storedimensions: 10 × 7 cm
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Original manuscript - 16th century - paper - cmthis 16th-century manuscript sheet is from a low german prayer book written in germanycondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the paper is slightly browned and has some spotselements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectionthe text is written with brown and red inkall text on this sheet is handwrittenthis is an original sheet from the 16th centurycatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availableplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
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This 15th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin prayer book that was written in france, ccondition: although more than 500 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tannedthis is such a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautifully decorated initials and pen work, gilt-heightened, and with a beautiful border decorationimagine the medieval abbeys with their libraries where monks created beautiful manuscripts, illuminated with gilt-heightened and hand-painted initials on red or blue backgroundsthis is an original unique piece from the 15th centuryelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectiondimensions: cmcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletime was not an issue, contemplation and quality all the more soplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
87 €
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This 15th-century manuscript leaf is from a latin prayer book that was written in bruges, belgiumcondition: although more than 550 years old, the manuscript is still in good condition; the vellum is slightly tannedthis is such a manuscript on vellum (thin parchment - animal skin) with beautiful decorated initials and penwork in the margins, heightened with giltthis is an original unique piece from the 15th centuryelements that determine the value: its rarity, quality, age and attractivenessimagine the mediaeval abbeys with their libraries where monks created beautiful manuscripts, illuminated with gilt-heightened and hand-painted initials on red or blue backgroundsthis is a masterpiece in any serious collectioncatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availabletime was not an issue, contemplation and quality all the more soplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any store
74 €